October 10, 2013 / Around the County

A small rural cemetery in western Kent will soon be the home of a veterans memorial recognizing the brave men and women buried there who left their homes and families to preserve America’s freedoms. More...

On Saturday, October 26, at 2 p.m., there will be a ceremony at the Old Revolutionary Cemetery on Route 311 in Patterson to place a memorial plaque to honor Revolutionary War soldier Joshua Griffeth. More...

A Suffolk County woman —who admitted being intoxicated when tossing a scalding hot cup of coffee at a clerk in a Brewster convenience store in September, as she shouted racial slurs at him—has been charged with a felony hate crime. More...

Putnam County residents are ringing up savings at their local pharmacy. In February 2012, the county partnered with Pro- Act—a prescription discount company—targeting individuals who are uninsured or underinsured by providing financ More...

The Courier has learned exclusively that a weapon believed to be used in the murder of a Garden City, Long Island, man--which prompted a huge manhunt in Putnam--has been found in the waters off Cold Spring. More...

The Cold Spring and South Highland United Methodist Churches (UMC) are now part of the Hudson Valley Cooperative Parish, along with Van Cortlandtville Community (UMC) in Cortlandt Manor and Grace UMC in Putnam Valley. The Fall Worship Schedule More...

There was some delightful news in western Putnam’s Cold Spring this weekend. On October 5, at 10 pm, Officer Walz was on duty when he stopped a motorist for a minor traffic infraction on Fair Street. More...

A Lake Peekskill woman is facing charges of falsifying business records for allegedly stealing from her employer. State Police at Cortlandt last Friday reported the arrest of Danica Curran, 28 after receiving a complaint from Barnes and Noble a More...